Watch: Locals use makeshift raft to ferry schoolkids through flooded Delhi streets Heavy rain is a fact of life in India's capital, but it's the city's own making that leaves residents high and dry.
The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Delhi, warning of moderate to heavy rain, but it's not just the weather that's the problem.
Delhi's poor infrastructure, particularly its stormwater drainage system, has been laid bare by the downpour.